TRIUMPHED Synonyms: 52 Similar and Opposite Words

triumphed

verb

past tense of triumph

as in prevailed

to achieve victory (as in a contest) despite an accident early on, the runner persevered and ultimately triumphed

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as in delighted

to feel or express joy or triumph the team triumphed by hoisting their coach into the air and carrying her off the field

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Recent Examples of triumphed Argentina triumphed on penalties in 1998, after David Beckham was sent off, and England won via a penalty in 2002, when Beckham went some way to atoning for what happened four years earlier by converting from the spot. — Stuart James, New York Times, 12 July 2026 Morocco has already gone toe-to-toe with Brazil in the group stages and triumphed over the Netherlands in the Round of 32, but bigger fish are there to be fried. — Ben Church, CNN Money, 4 July 2026 In the Queen of the Ring final, Iyo Sky triumphed over Liv Morgan. — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026 Venezuela triumphed for the first time, defeating Team USA, 3-2, in the championship game in Miami. — Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 25 June 2026 Valdez triumphed in her congressional primary, as did two other insurgent candidates endorsed by Mamdani, and Israel was a key issue in each of the races. — Steve Peoples, Fortune, 24 June 2026 The oldest and largest is Aemond’s dragon Vhagar, who has already triumphed over a couple of Team Black’s dragonriders. — Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2026 This time, England triumphed, energizing its bid to end 60 years of hurt on the international stage. — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 19 June 2026 And on the same day Burnham triumphed in Makerfield, the Conservatives won a parliamentary seat in Scotland from the Scottish Nationalist Party. — Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 19 June 2026

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Defense prevailed in the final FIFA World Cup match in Dallas-Fort Worth, as Spain stifled rival France 2-0 in the semifinals Tuesday at AT&T Stadium.

— Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 July 2026
Imagine that Justice Clarence Thomas’ originalist dissent in the Fed case had prevailed.

— Noah Feldman, Mercury News, 14 July 2026

Definition of prevailed

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Great novels have delighted everyone except the author’s lightly disguised parents.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 July 2026
Kate Middleton delighted a dedicated group of polo fans Friday, by making a surprise appearance to support Prince William in a charity match.

— Stephanie Bridger-Linning, Vanity Fair, 11 July 2026

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And when Burnham — favored by many within Labour to lead the party and the country — won a special election for a seat in Parliament, Starmer gave in to the mounting pressure to quit.

— ABC News, ABC News, 18 July 2026
Spain, meanwhile, is unbeaten in 37 straight matches and won both the 2022-23 UEFA Nations League and 2024 European Championship.

— Paul Tenorio, New York Times, 18 July 2026